it is so not convenient
to be a powderkeg princess
at this age and stage of the tinalife
age?
probably a little over my halfway point
but still possessing a few giggly wiggly
sweetbirds of youth
stage?
about to be wed united joined
in creatively non-traditional matrimony
to the absolute sweetest birdman of youth
but i must repeat
it is so not convenient
to be a powderkeg princess
at this transformational fork in the road

so she says 'what happens now?'
as she pingpongs between joy and sorrow
all through those sloppy drops
of involuntary emotion
in the powderkeg moments
where she looks to the sky
and in that bittersweet radiance
briefly tastes the hope

so she says 'what happens now?'
as she finally realizes
powderpuffdom is gone for good
as powderkegdom plants
its big butt on her heart's big throne
not very romantic or resourceful
or soulshiny or sugareelike
but still she looks to the sky
waiting with bono for the dawn
briefly tasting the hope

she slowly shyly shakes herself awake
and look what the sassy soul cat dragged in
a strategic little visit from an old friend
quasimodo shmasimodo
i thought you'd forgotten me
she thought he'd forgotten her
but he reached out his hand
and he touched her lips
and he preached a two second sermon

slow down and love

how do you settle a frazzled soul
how do you dismantle an annoying powderkeg
or even an atomic bomb?
you really don't even need eleven songs
although they're awesome
especially numbers four and eleven
all you need is a two second sermon
not just any but the right one
at the right time
by the right person
in the right way

slow down and love

are you nuts?

slow down and love

maybe i'm the one who's nuts

slow down and love

there's no maybe about it

slow down and love

OK